Baling-machine.



H. E. WHEELER.

BALING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION 111.1111001. 25, 1912.

` 1,062,066. E 1 Patented May 20,1913.

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HARRY E. WHEELER, 0E cUYAHoeA FALLS, 0R10, AssIGNoR To THE TURNER, VAUGHN & TAYLOR COMPANY, or cUYAHoGA EALLs,.oHIo, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

BALINe-MACHINE.

Patented May 2o, 1913,

.Application led October 25, 1912. Serial No. 727,688.

State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Ealing-Machines, of

which the following isa specification, the principle of the invention being herein ex-v plained and the best mode in'which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The subject of the present invention is `baling machine which is designed to provide convenient and easily operated means fon removing the baled material from the operating mandrel or drum. In former machines of this character it has been considerable yof a problem to remove the mandrel after balliy ing, and in many machines it is necessary to remove certain parts of the frame or to bodily remove the mandrel in' order to free the baled material from the same. In the present invention it is only necessary to move a stripping frame or table awayfrom the mandrel, such action positively removing the baled material fromthe mandrel.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The annexed drawingand the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such dis- 'closed means constituting, however, but one ofvarious mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing :'-Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my'improved machine showing the front and one end thereof; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rear of the ma,- chine. y

Certain features of my invention are old in baling machines, such for example as the driving mechanism for the mandrel, and to these features I lay no claim.

The machine .consists of a suitable base plate 1 upon which is horizontally mounted a rotatable mandrelvr 2 carried in suitable bearings 3 and adapted to be driven by means of a gear'll fixed to rotate with the mandrel. A counter" shaft 5 is mounted parallel with the mandrel shaft and bears a gear G'driven from a motor 7 through a smaller-k Such shaft 5 Adrivesthe gear 1 gear 8. through a smaller gear not shown but inclosed in the housing 9. The precise means by which I drive the mandrel shaftare of course of no importance and are here referred -to merely for the purpose of describing one means rforsuch drive.

' The'mandrel Vshaft 2 istapered from its supported end .to its unsupported end. A stripping frame 10 is provided with wheels or rollers 11 which operate on rails 12 dis- Sposed along the sides of the base plate, thus adapting the framecto be reciprocated in a direction alined with the mandrel shaft. In other words, the strippingl frame 10 "may be moved up to the mandrel shaft to the position shown in Fig. 1, or away from the same as shown in Fig. 2. The means for moving the stripping' frame comprise a rack 18 disposed on thepbase plate and engaged by a small pinion 14 fixed on a rotatably mounted transverse horizontal axis mounted in the frame. A hand wheel 15 is attached to the end of the shaft bearing the pinion, and by simply rotating this hand wheel the frame will be readily moved eitherfto or from the mandrel according to the direction of rotation of the wheel.

The frame yis provided with spaced vertical sides 16, each of which is provided with 'a vertical slot 17, in which slots there is of a guideway provided with sides 20, the i inner Vof which is adapted to engage snugly against thelarger or inner end of the mandrel when the frame 1s 1n its inoperatlve position as shownin Fig.1. The material to be baled, the present machine being adapted to bale wire scraps preferably, is placed in the feed box 19 with'the extending ends of the strands engaging the mandrel 2, and the mandrel being rotated the wire will be wound thereon, the roller 18 operating to` press the wire rmly against ythe mandrel and to form a compact bale. It will be understoodthat the function ofthe feed box 19 is to guide the wire scraps and to prevent stray ends from being entangled in the ,gears or other moving parts of the machine.

,When the bale has reached a suliicient diameter, which is determined by the upper position of the roller, the stripping frame is moved away from the mandrel and the inner plate Z0 is thus forced longitudinally along the mandrel. This plate "20 is of course in contact with the inner end of the newly formed bale and such movement therefore forces the bale longitudinally off from the mandrel. At the outer position of the stripping frame the bale will be completely disengaged from the mandrel (see Fig. 2). The bale will then fall into the feed box and may be removed to a suitable storage.

It is desirable to provide means for retaining the stripping` frame in its inoperative position as in Fig. 1, and to this end I provide a pawl 21 pivoted between lugs 22 attached to the frame and vadapted to engage the rack 13. A lever 23 is attached to the pawl for the purpose of operating the same. For convenience, I incline the outer ends of the tracks 12, as shown at 24, for the purpose of stopping the stripping frame upon its outward movement at the proper position. It will be understood vthat the means for thus stopping the frame on its outward movement and for retaining the same in its inner position may be of any suitable design, and those here illust-rated are merely intended to indicate a simple and eEe-ctive mechanism.

'The advantage of the present baling machine will be readily seen. It is a simple matter to move the frame away from the mandrel, and such movement automatically and positively forces the bale from off the mandrel, such bale falling into the feed box and being delivered at the side of the machine. The simplicity of the construction is apparent', and while I here illustrate several gear wheels and two shafts for driving the mandrel it will be understood that in practice it may be possible to drive the mandrel directly from overhead shafting by a `single belt or kby suitable gear reduction to drive the mandrel shaft Vdirect from a motor. Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and disltinctly `claim as my invention "1. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported at one end on said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; and a stripping frame slidably mounted on said baise to move in a direction parallel with said mandrel and through a distance equal to the length of said mandrel, said frame being independent of said mandrel but adapted to engage the material thereon 'and strip the same -entirely from ofin said mandrel.

2. Inga machine of the class described, the lcombination with a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported from one end horizontally above said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base tomove in a direction alined with said mandrel; and a combined feed box and stripping plate mounted on said frame and adapted in the normal inoperative position of said frame to guide material to be baled t-o said mandrel, said combined feed box and stripping plate being also adapted, upon movement of said frame away from said mandrel, to strip such baled material therefrom.

3. In a machine jof the class described, the combination with a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported from `one end horizontally above said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a direction alined with said mandrel; a roller adjustably and rotatably mounted on said frame in a position to coperate with said mandrel; and a combined feed box and stripping plate mounted on said frame and adapted in the vnormal inoperative position of said frame to guide material to be baled to said mandrel, said combined feed box and stripping plate being also adapted, upon movement of said frame away from said mandrel, to strip such baled material therefrom.

y 4. In `a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported from one end horizontally above said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a direction alined with said mandrel; a roller adjustably an'd rotatably mounted on said frame in a position to coperate with said mandrel; and a combined feed box and stripping plate mounted on said frame and adapted in the normal inoperative position of said frame to guide material to be baled to said mandrel, said combined feed box and stripping plate being also adapted upon movement of said frame away from said mandrel, to strip such baled material therefrom; and means for retaining said frame in its inoperative position.

5. In a machine of the classdescribed, the combination with a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported from one end horizontally above said base and adapted to receive material ,to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a 'direction alined with rsaid mandrel; a roller adjustably and rotatably mounted on said frame in a position to coperate with said mandrel; and a combined feed box and strippingv plate mounted on said fr-ame and adaptedwin the normal linoperative position of said frame to guide materal to be baled to said mandrel, said combined feed box and stripping plate being also adapted, upon movement of said frame away from said mandrel, to strip such baled material therefrom; and means adapted to move said frame.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported from one end horizontally above said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a direction alined With said mandrel; a roller adjustably and rotatably mounted on said frame in a position to coperate With said mandrel; and a combined feed box and stripping plate mo-unted on said frame and adapted in the ,normal inoperative position of said frame to guide material to be baled to said mandrel, said combined feed box and stripping plate being also adapted, upon movement of said frame away from said mandrel,

to strip such baled material therefrom; and

means adapted to move said frame, said means including a rack mounted on said base and a rotatable pinion mounted on said frame and engaging said rack.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination With a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported at one end on said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a direction parallel With said mandrel, said frame being independent of said mandrel but adapted to engage the material thereon and strip the same entirely olf said mandrel; and a roller mounted in said frame and adapted to cooperate With said mandrel.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination With a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported at one end on said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a direction parallel with said mandrel, said frame being independent of said mandrel but adapted to engage the material thereon and strip the same entirely off said mandrel; and a roller adjustably and rotatably mounted in said frame and adapted to coperate With said mandrel.

9. 'In a machine of the character described, the combination With a suitable base; of a rotatable mandrel supported at one end onv said base and adapted to receive material to be baled; a frame slidably mounted on said base to move in a direction parallel With said mandrel, said frame being independent of said mandrel but adapted to engage the material thereon and strip the same entirely ofi' said mandrel; saidframe having parallel slots above the level ofL said mandrel; and a roller adjustably and rotatably mounted in such slots and adapted to coperate With-said mandrel.

l0. In a machine of the character described, the combination With a suitable` base; of a rotatable mandrel supported at one end of said base and adapted to receive v Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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